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4-vinyltoluene
Sign in to save4-Vinyltoluene is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4CH=CH2. It is derivative of styrene and is used as a comonomer in the production of specialized polystyrenes. It is produced by the dehydrogenation of 4-ethyltoluene. It is also sometimes used in the production of styrene-free polyester resin.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H10
- Molecular weight
- 118.18 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-ethenyl-4-methylbenzene
- SMILES
- CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C=C
- InChIKey
- JLBJTVDPSNHSKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.6
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 118.078
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- melting point
- -34.0
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C=C
- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₀
- found in taxon
- Psidium guajava
- Commons category
- 4-Methylstyrene
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4-Vinyltoluene is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4CH=CH2. It is derivative of styrene and is used as a comonomer in the production of specialized polystyrenes. It is produced by the dehydrogenation of 4-ethyltoluene. It is also sometimes used in the production of styrene-free polyester resin.
==References==
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